ST elevation: Differential diagnosis and caveats. A comprehensive review to help distinguish ST elevation myocardial infarction from nonischemic etiologies of ST elevation

Prompt diagnosis of acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) by the initial ECG is important in order to perform an urgent coronary angiography as soon as possible and achieve successful revascularization, therewith improving mortality and morbidity. Several diseases and conditions c...

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Main Author: Erwin Christian de Bliek, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-03-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247317302571